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Recently finished watching Season 1 of "Veronica Mars" as a blind buy after hearing rave after rave. I was a bit skeptical because of the high school characters, but it was excellent. Vernonica, while sometimes a little too cutesy, is smart and engaging. The dialogue is intelligent, and the season-long mystery arc is engrossing.

Matt wrote: Hmm...I've always thought of myself going on a more Rambo-like rampage myself--sporting a red bandana while I trample on the skulls of my enemies, leaving nothing but shell casings from a smoking M-60 in my wake and screaming "Adrian!" for no apparent reason...at least until the insurance money kicked in and I redirected my carangefest towards Best Buy to replace everything that is.

Don't drag me into these fantasies!

I rarely buy things that I haven't seen. It just doesn't seem worthwhile. I'm getting like Mal. I don't think I watch many things more than once.

Gabe Powers wrote: Mal, you seem pretty proud of your lack of purchases. Just an excuse for not having recent blind purchases. Am thinking about trying those online rental services... I only seem to watch a DVD once before chucking it on the shelf.

Gabe Powers wrote: Unless someone breaks into your house and steals them, then I can see you going on some kind of Bronsonesque rampage across the mid-West. Hmm...I've always thought of myself going on a more Rambo-like rampage myself--sporting a red bandana while I trample on the skulls of my enemies, leaving nothing but shell casings from a smoking M-60 in my wake and screaming "Adrian!" for no apparent reason...at least until the insurance money kicked in and I redirected my carangefest towards Best Buy to replace everything that is.

I only buy Blind Buys of films which I know I would like. cause I like Weird Films and visually amazing films so something like Dark City I blind bought. Or Anchorman cause I really wanted to see. Or something like Roadracers (Robert Rodriguez's Lost Film)

Matt wrote: Gabe Powers wrote: Mal, you seem pretty proud of your lack of purchases. You bring it up all the time. Yes, you have more willpower than me, are you happy now?!? I freely admit that I have no will power since I'm basically a DVD w***e, but on the brightside it's a healthier lifestyle choice than being an alcoholic or a pothead.

Unless someone breaks into your house and steals them, then I can see you going on some kind of Bronsonesque rampage across the mid-West.

Gabe Powers wrote: Mal, you seem pretty proud of your lack of purchases. You bring it up all the time. Yes, you have more willpower than me, are you happy now?!? I freely admit that I have no will power since I'm basically a DVD w***e, but on the brightside it's a healthier lifestyle choice than being an alcoholic or a pothead.

If it's what I think it is then probably 95% of DVDs I buy, I haven't seen before. I tend to rely on IMDb rating, forum recommendations or even looking for a director's other work.

Some of the ones I had absolutely no idea about when buying were: Oldboy, Spider, Tesis, My Sassy Girl, Das Experiment, Il Mare, A Tale of Two Sisters... I'll stop there as it'll go on forever. Bear in mind that's over a year ago as I've hardly bought anything since.